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CITY OF APPI,E V�I,�EY
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Au�ust 16, 19$#
PRE�EN'T: �hair�er�c�n J�h�. McKay� Richard �arl.sony �haran �ch�ra:�t�; ��.��' cr�' Pca�.�.ce
Llc�yd Rivers ar�d ��,ty I3og 4ffa.cer Kar�., Ho1.��nbeck; th.ree va.s�.tQrs.
AB��1�TT: �hir1�� �aerin�t �-ta�ley �'edoruk� Frecl I�etry� �'amela �c�h�.b�r�.
The m�e�a,ng was �alled �a order at 7:36 p.m. lay Mr. MeKay.
M�7�I{�N: by t�s. Schwartz� ��c4nded by Mr. Car3scan, t4 accept the minutes a�' �he
June �1 � '!�$� �ne�t�.r�g as ma3.led.
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�ISCIT�S��iN t}�' ,�N��AL {};I}II�p�N�E--KE�J�"'.�.�,5:
�hie�' c�f Po1�.c� R�.vers br�.�fed the Commit�ee regarda.�� °�he need: �o rev�.e� �he
An.imal t3rd�,nance--Kenr��l�.
t�n July ,�'{ � Mr. Hc�l�.enbeck notieed. 7 German Shepherd� �t t�e �ir�me ��' �Ir« Lew E,.
�Ittrd�ma�.� 1�2a�+ Ferras A.venue« Mr. �7urdeman t,�a� �iven �th�.r�� days tc� c�rrect the
matter. �h��e were ab�s��.utely no complain.t� regard�.n� �Yr. fattzrdeman�s �t�.�n�� cs�
h.c�us�.n� th.ese dc��s-...the ken�,�1s were very c1.�an a�.� �he dt�gs �rere obvaously ��11
c�.red fc�r. �Ic��rev�r, Mr�; t�urd�man a.s �.n v�o�,�.tion cs� the C'a.�y�s f7rdiz�ance r�gardi��
J�ennelsp M�. �u.rd.ema� has reg,ue��ec3 that th.e City Cc�dE be chan�e� and �res�n.ted
the Ca,ty �c�uneil �ith a mQdel dca� ordinance. A portic�n �.s belaw:.
RESS�ENTTA,Lf'St?BBY I�ENI�E�
�h� �erm �kRe�idential/Iiobby F�enn�1�' mean� a. place where three bu� n.o
m�ar� tha� seven dogs ovea� the a�� o� one year are ke�at on. �rrer�i�es which are
�on�d and c�ccupied for resa.d�n�ia3 purpasesf and ;�rhe�e the ke�pin�, b�eedin�
a.�.c� selling af such ana.mal.s is inea�dental. to the e+ecupa�ney n�' the ;�remises fcar
resident�.al pux°�c��ses� and is nat the �ar�.�na�y st�urce of in.cc�me.
Mr. Wurdem�.n stat�d that he purchased his home ov�:� t+�n year� a�o a� th� c�ra��.na�.
owner and that in a11 that �im�: he has never �otten � comp�.aint; mos� �� h�.s nei�hbars
are �ppreciativ� c�� the fac� tha� dags are araund. H� breed.s do�s �o� �shc��r, r�.ises
sha�a dogs, and his dv�s are soea.all.y adjus'�ed a�t� ��I�. tak�n care af alon� wa.th
t�e kennels be3.�.� clean* Ke h�s a liter per y�ar usua3.ly �ri�h th� �aatur�t�.on prc�cess
taki�g fram 12-16 m4nths. H� cull� c�ut the da�s that do nat �eee� shc�w s��,a�dards.
�ie had 7 do�s! ha.� ��.vezz a�ra� 1 and nQw ha� � d.c��s--t�nly 3 �.re adult der�s with, the
c�ther � being u:nder a �ear c�ld. �'he present ord�.nan.ce d.oes nnt define PUP;PY vs.
�I�UL�« At �`aur mc�n�hs: a �aupp5' �.s ;�ti3.1 tc�c� yaun�; to sell �o a �et hame and r�c�t c�1d.
e�.ou�h �d sell far shc�w qual.ity. �Ir. Wu�deman i�dicated that he 'a.nt�nds �c� �flMPI,Y
with the present csrda.xzance; he does not in�e�zc2 t€� cau�� prdbi�m�� But he wc�uld
3ike �Q have has reques� ft�r a change in �he ardi.naz3,ce to �.�.c�.�u�.e residentialf�t.abby
k�nnel, c€�nsadered.
Mr. Max�el.l :�. Alwocad! Pre�aden� of the M3.nnesata Purebred. HQbby B�eeders� was present
tt� exp�.ain �urther 3.mplacation.s af hc�bby dog breedin�/shawi.�.g. �Ir� Wurdeman is a
member c�f this r�r�ani.zation� a� well as sev�r�.l other �ta�e a�.d �at�.onal argani�a�ic��.s
concerr�ed wi�� th� br�edgn�;! raisa.n�� shawin� c�Y do�s f Part�.cularly (�erman �hepherd�.
He ind.ic���d he visits mt�nacipala ties re�ularl,� to e�pla�.n that their nr�an�.zatio�
�ai,sh.es �� be h,elpful ta bc�th �he habby breederfshower �nd �Q the City as a �rhol.e 3.n
underst�x�:ding �his hcrbby. Most municipa�.i��es hav� �ame prov�.sa.c�n a.n the ,cardinanc�
far resid.ential. ht�bby breeders. At four months, yc�u can�a� pa.ek out t�.� bes� dc�g
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�'rom the 1stt�ar,► It take�s German Shepherds �rc�m 2-3 years t€� fu11y m�ture.
The def�:n,3tic�ns (puppy v�. adt�1�� for exam�le} iM term� o�' hobby may be entire3,y
d�.f�'erent than what the �ene�ra3. public may think. St. Pau�. and Mis�nea�ali�s a�
weal as Burnsvalle are just �hree e��.mples af cities �h�t hav� prc�visa.c�n.s �'or
th.e resa.den�ial hcrbby/kenn.e�.. �iobby br�eders �.re not raisin� dc��s fe�r th��.r
primary saurc� �f income. � commercaal kenne3, is r�.a.sin� dc��� for �rc��a.t.
He �uggested �hat if a revasian to th� ordinance were �nadet �. �.im�.� be ��ven tca
the number of dc��s (6-7)� that the �rofit aspe�t b�* el,im�.n.at�d, that the a�e
O� S.`c�.�.��.71�' 1� c�. �U.�?p.�' �Jk.' �'c'3�.$�t�� B�Gr MI'r xO�,�..�'T!b€.''L.`� 51i�,"��fa�'.�'f�. `�i�'ltt� �'.�1�1"�' CC)tt�.G�
be a prabl�m with p�c��1.� �.n a �eigh'bonc��od re�ard.i�.� the rzumber of da�s; h� s�,��ested
that a unanimaus decisa.on of the pec�ple directl.y abut�a.n.� and th�t the majo��.ty
af the hc�useho�ds w��hin 3Q4� wc�uld have to a��ee to t�Zas kennel. The kerane�, could
�e lic�n�ed �.nd i,f any probl.e�►s arose! eould be lifted.
Cl�a.ef of Palice R�,vers �tated that the only' problem is that i�r. �urdeman. is in
violatican a�` �h� present orda.nance and that there a.s z�o prov�.�ion made fnr var�.ances
to t�:at art�inance. He su�gested that to be consa.c�ered a.n the revis�.c�n �re
r��erenc�� �os 1. �ize of Kennel
�. I,�.mit set as ta the number r��' do�,s (vverall li�ti.�)
�« �.�e identificata.on
��, 1Vei�hb�rhot�d t�pprova3.
5. Inspe�t�.Qn Clause to a7.1.ra� �nimal Warden tr� �,nspect the
kenn�ls on a peri4dic�� bas�.s
�i,� - �a:�:��€��r�. t�.e pr��ent time limi°� of 'la �a.m. �a � a.tn.
�x�.�.rr�ac<
P��r. MeKay a.ndicated �hat this would be s�tudied b� �he �amm�.�tee wi�h action �s
q�ickly as possible.
Nex� meet�.n�s Thursda�r! �eptember 6� 1g$�-� '�:�4 p,�m.
MQTI{�N: by Air, Carlson, �eco�.ded by �is. Se?�w�,r�z to adjc�u�n the mee�in�,►
Vt?�E: Ye�;t 3; No, f7.
The �aeeting adj�ur�.�d at 8t4� p.m,